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The Nicola Watershed Community Round Table has monthly business meetings as well as an annual general meeting which is held in June. In addition, the Round Table also holds public meetings on topics of interest. All meetings are open to members of the public. The dates of meetings are not set ahead of time. For more information about meeting dates and times, please contact the Round Table below.

The Nicola Watershed Community Round Table (NWCRT) provides a means for residents of the Nicola River watershed in the southern interior of BC to have a voice in land and resource management to ensure the long-term sustainability of the watershed.

The Nicola watershed, one of the driest regions of British Columbia, is prone to low flows and drought. Learn about drought, water conservation and best practices, and the Communication Plan for Low Flows in the Nicola watershed.

The Nicola Water Use Management Plan was developed to ensure that the future water supply of the Nicola watershed will be divided equitably among all water users, balancing the community’s social, economic, traditional and ecological values.

Drought is a recurrent feature of climate involving a deficiency of precipitation over an extended period of time, resulting in a water shortage for activities, communities or aquatic ecosystems. Droughts can be defined as meteorological, hydrological, agricultural or socioeconomic, each of which implies different impacts.

We’ve created this blog to give residents of the Nicola watershed in the southern interior of British Columbia a place to share information and discuss issues related to land and resource management, drought and water conservation.

Over the years, the NWCRT has been a means to bring forward community issues and concerns. As issues arose or topics were brought forward by individuals, the Nicola Watershed Community Round Table sponsored and facilitated community meetings.

The Nicola Water Use Management Plan is the culmination of 55 months of meetings, information gathering to fill key knowledge gaps, analysis of water issues, the development of social, economic and environmental goals, and plan synthesis complete with 37 recommended policy instruments to address the issues and meet the goals. A Multi-Stakeholder Committee provided direction for the community-driven planning process and was assisted by a Planning Team/Steering Committee.

The Thompson Nicola is faced with more challenges to the climate, so a drought response plan to give security to the ranchers and producers in this area is paramount.

Kevin Boon

BC Cattlemen's Association

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We’ve created this blog to give residents of the Nicola watershed in the southern interior of British Columbia a place to share information and discuss issues related to land and resource management, drought and water conservation.
We would like to hear your concerns and your solutions. Is there a issue that would benefit from a public forum?

The Nicola watershed is one of the driest regions of British Columbia. All residents and all sectors must practice water conservation and use water wisely. Please do your part to conserve this vital resource. Click on the headings below to find out how.

Nicola Water Use Management Plan
This project began in 2004 and was completed in 2010 with the production of a water use management plan for the Nicola watershed. The Round Table provided administrative support to this community-initiated project and facilitated the meetings of the Multi-Stakeholder and Steering Committees over the term of the project.

We’ve created this blog to give residents of the Nicola watershed in the southern interior of British Columbia a place to share information and discuss issues related to land and resource management, drought and water conservation.
We would like to hear your concerns and your solutions. Is there a issue that would benefit from a public forum?

The Nicola watershed is one of the driest regions of British Columbia. All residents and all sectors must practice water conservation and use water wisely. Please do your part to conserve this vital resource. Click on the headings below to find out how.

Nicola Water Use Management Plan
This project began in 2004 and was completed in 2010 with the production of a water use management plan for the Nicola watershed. The Round Table provided administrative support to this community-initiated project and facilitated the meetings of the Multi-Stakeholder and Steering Committees over the term of the project.